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Peter Chen

Peter Chen

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 66 7486 6788 155 138 240 12194

Peter Chen publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Peter Chen between 1985 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Peter Chen published across 42 years, from 1985 to 2026, averaging 8.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 40 publications in 2023. 10 of the 339 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1985 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 40. Peak 40 publications in 2023. 1985: 6 publications 1986: 3 publications 1987: 1 publication 1988: 1 publication 1989: 1 publication 1990: 1 publication 1991: 1 publication 1992: 11 publications 1993: 7 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 11 publications 1997: 9 publications 1998: 6 publications 1999: 14 publications 2000: 11 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 10 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 10 publications 2006: 8 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 10 publications 2010: 15 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 6 publications 2014: 8 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 3 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 5 publications 2019: 6 publications 2020: 6 publications 2021: 12 publications 2022: 35 publications 2023: 40 publications 2024: 9 publications 2025: 9 publications 2026: 1 publication
1985 2026

339 publications in total across all disciplines

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Peter Chen: publications per year, 1985 to 2026
Year Publications
1985 6
1986 3
1987 1
1988 1
1989 1
1990 1
1991 1
1992 11
1993 7
1994 4
1995 0
1996 11
1997 9
1998 6
1999 14
2000 11
2001 5
2002 6
2003 10
2004 7
2005 10
2006 8
2007 6
2008 6
2009 10
2010 15
2011 6
2012 5
2013 6
2014 8
2015 8
2016 3
2017 10
2018 5
2019 6
2020 6
2021 12
2022 35
2023 40
2024 9
2025 9
2026 1
Total 339
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Peter Chen publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Peter Chen sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 61–80 to 1,295+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,350. Most scientists, 1,350, have 161–180 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 221–240 publications, is where this scientist sits. 61–80 publications: 66 scientists 81–100 publications: 302 scientists 101–120 publications: 623 scientists 121–140 publications: 918 scientists 141–160 publications: 1,218 scientists 161–180 publications: 1,350 scientists 181–200 publications: 1,344 scientists 201–220 publications: 1,281 scientists 221–240 publications: 1,216 scientists 241–260 publications: 1,100 scientists 261–280 publications: 979 scientists 281–300 publications: 939 scientists 301–320 publications: 764 scientists 321–340 publications: 643 scientists 341–360 publications: 628 scientists 361–380 publications: 522 scientists 381–400 publications: 459 scientists 401–420 publications: 397 scientists 421–440 publications: 327 scientists 441–460 publications: 270 scientists 461–480 publications: 265 scientists 481–500 publications: 252 scientists 501–520 publications: 201 scientists 521–540 publications: 185 scientists 541–560 publications: 148 scientists 561–580 publications: 148 scientists 581–600 publications: 132 scientists 601–620 publications: 114 scientists 621–640 publications: 104 scientists 641–660 publications: 91 scientists 661–680 publications: 92 scientists 681–700 publications: 73 scientists 701–720 publications: 57 scientists 721–740 publications: 54 scientists 741–760 publications: 67 scientists 761–780 publications: 45 scientists 781–800 publications: 46 scientists 801–820 publications: 39 scientists 821–840 publications: 32 scientists 841–860 publications: 36 scientists 861–880 publications: 29 scientists 881–900 publications: 26 scientists 901–920 publications: 24 scientists 921–940 publications: 14 scientists 941–960 publications: 23 scientists 961–980 publications: 28 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 15 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 29 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 12 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 19 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 12 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 6 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 8 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 12 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 5 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 6 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 14 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 7 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 2 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 6 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 4 scientists 1,281–1,294 publications: 6 scientists 1,295+ publications: 100 scientists
61–80 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 240 publications — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
61–80 66
81–100 302
101–120 623
121–140 918
141–160 1,218
161–180 1,350
181–200 1,344
201–220 1,281
221–240 1,216 240
241–260 1,100
261–280 979
281–300 939
301–320 764
321–340 643
341–360 628
361–380 522
381–400 459
401–420 397
421–440 327
441–460 270
461–480 265
481–500 252
501–520 201
521–540 185
541–560 148
561–580 148
581–600 132
601–620 114
621–640 104
641–660 91
661–680 92
681–700 73
701–720 57
721–740 54
741–760 67
761–780 45
781–800 46
801–820 39
821–840 32
841–860 36
861–880 29
881–900 26
901–920 24
921–940 14
941–960 23
961–980 28
981–1,000 15
1,001–1,020 29
1,021–1,040 12
1,041–1,060 19
1,061–1,080 12
1,081–1,100 6
1,101–1,120 8
1,121–1,140 12
1,141–1,160 5
1,161–1,180 6
1,181–1,200 14
1,201–1,220 7
1,221–1,240 2
1,241–1,260 6
1,261–1,280 4
1,281–1,294 6
1,295+ 100
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Peter Chen D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Peter Chen sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 159+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,051. Most scientists, 1,051, have 56–57 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 66–67 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 66 D-Index — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 289
42–43 612
44–45 808
46–47 776
48–49 835
50–51 861
52–53 872
54–55 933
56–57 1,051
58–59 930
60–61 882
62–63 834
64–65 731
66–67 775 66
68–69 683
70–71 646
72–73 561
74–75 501
76–77 437
78–79 388
80–81 354
82–83 292
84–85 275
86–87 254
88–89 235
90–91 185
92–93 192
94–95 155
96–97 163
98–99 125
100–101 105
102–103 105
104–105 112
106–107 88
108–109 68
110–111 69
112–113 65
114–115 79
116–117 61
118–119 44
120–121 37
122–123 40
124–125 33
126–127 26
128–129 34
130–131 35
132–133 25
134–135 27
136–137 17
138–139 16
140–141 20
142–143 20
144–145 15
146–147 9
148–149 9
150–151 16
152–153 11
154–155 9
156–157 3
158 3
159+ 98
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Overview

Peter Chen is affiliated with ETH Zurich in Switzerland and primarily focuses on research within the field of Materials Science, having contributed to 115 publications in this area. Their work emphasizes subfields such as Materials Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Spectroscopy, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, as well as Inorganic Chemistry.

The scientist's research covers several main topics, including Crystallization and Solubility Studies, which accounts for 108 publications, and X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography, with 100 publications. Other areas of interest include Breast Cancer Treatment Studies, Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis, Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques, Advanced Chemical Physics Studies, and Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies.

Peter Chen has published extensively in various venues. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database (54 publications)
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society (6 publications)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) (6 publications)
  • Annals of Surgical Oncology (5 publications)
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry A (4 publications)

Their recent papers demonstrate interdisciplinary collaboration and a focus on device physics, radiotherapy, and bio-related research. Notable recent publications include:

  • Power Scaling of Graded-Channel GaN HEMTs With Mini-Field-Plate T-gate and 156 GHz fT, 2021, IEEE Electron Device Letters
  • 360 GHz fMAX Graded-Channel AlGaN/GaN HEMTs for mmW Low-Noise Applications, 2020, IEEE Electron Device Letters
  • Feasibility study: spot-scanning proton arc therapy (SPArc) for left-sided whole breast radiotherapy, 2020, Radiation Oncology
  • Techno-economic and life-cycle assessment of fuel production from mixotrophic Galdieria sulphuraria microalgae on hydrolysate, 2021, Algal Research
  • Recurrence and Survival Rates for 1400 Early Breast Tumors Treated with Intraoperative Radiation Therapy (IORT), 2022, Annals of Surgical Oncology

Peter Chen has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including Alexandra Tsybizova, Vladimir Gorbachev, Yannick Stöferle, Larisa Miloglyadova, and Eno Paenurk, with which the scientist has coauthored between 16 and 25 publications per collaborator.

Best Publications

  • Flash pyrolysis nozzle for generation of radicals in a supersonic jet expansion

    Daniel W. Kohn;Horst Clauberg;Peter Chen

  • Electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry in high-throughput screening of homogeneous catalysts.

    Peter Chen

  • Mechanism and activity of ruthenium olefin metathesis catalysts: The role of ligands and substrates from a theoretical perspective

    Christian Adlhart;Peter Chen

  • Natural killer cell activation enhances immune pathology and promotes chronic infection by limiting CD8+ T-cell immunity

    Philipp A. Lang;Karl S. Lang;Haifeng C. Xu;Melanie Grusdat

  • Mechanistic Studies of Olefin Metathesis by Ruthenium Carbene Complexes Using Electrospray Ionization Tandem Mass Spectrometry

    Christian Adlhart;Christian Hinderling;and Harold Baumann;Peter Chen

  • New Benchmark Set of Transition-Metal Coordination Reactions for the Assessment of Density Functionals.

    Thomas Weymuth;Erik P. A. Couzijn;Peter Chen;Markus Reiher

  • Olefin Metathesis of a Ruthenium Carbene Complex by Electrospray Ionization in the Gas Phase

    Christian Hinderling;Christian Adlhart;Peter Chen

  • Noyori's Hydrogenation Catalyst Needs a Lewis Acid Cocatalyst for High Activity We thank Mr. Christian Dambouwy, Thales Technologies AG, Zürich, Switzerland, for experimental work to compare the effects of various combinations of bases and salts. Additionally, we thank Mr. Holgar Sellner in the group of Prof. D. Seebach for assistance in ee measurements, and Sebastian D. Friess for carefully correcting the German version of this manuscript.

    Rudolf Hartmann;Peter Chen

  • Gas-phase thermochemistry of ruthenium carbene metathesis catalysts.

    Sebastian Torker;Daniel Merki;Peter Chen

  • Ab Initio Calculation of Hydrogen Abstraction Reactions of Phenyl Radical and p-Benzyne

    Cameron F. Logan;Peter Chen

  • CHEMISTRY OF THE 2,5-DIDEHYDROPYRIDINE BIRADICAL : COMPUTATIONAL, KINETIC,AND TRAPPING STUDIES TOWARD DRUG DESIGN

    Johannes Hoffner;Marc J. Schottelius;Derek Feichtinger;Peter Chen

  • A STABLE TETRAAZAFULVALENE

    T. Andrew Taton;Peter Chen

  • Ligand rotation distinguishes first- and second-generation ruthenium metathesis catalysts.

    Christian Adlhart;Peter Chen

  • Mass and photoelectron spectroscopy of C3H2. .DELTA.Hf of singlet carbenes deviate from additivity by their singlet-triplet gaps

    Horst Clauberg;David W. Minsek;Peter Chen

  • Rotationally resolved threshold photoelectron spectrum of the methyl radical

    Joel A. Blush;Peter Chen;Ralph T. Wiedmann;Michael G. White

  • Molecularly Tailored Nickel Precursor and Support Yield a Stable Methane Dry Reforming Catalyst with Superior Metal Utilization

    Tigran Margossian;Kim Larmier;Sung Min Kim;Frank Krumeich

  • Elektrosprayionisierungs‐Tandem‐Massenspektrometrie im Hochdurchsatz‐Screening homogener Katalysatoren

    Peter Chen

  • A combined gas-phase, solution-phase, and computational study of C−H activation by cationic iridium(III) complexes

    Christian Hinderling;Derek Feichtinger;Dietmar A. Plattner;Peter Chen

  • 9,10-Dehydroanthracene: p-Benzyne-Type Biradicals Abstract Hydrogen Unusually Slowly

    Marc J. Schottelius;Peter Chen

  • Mechanistically Designed Dual-Site Catalysts for the Alternating ROMP of Norbornene and Cyclooctene

    Marc Bornand;and Sebastian Torker;Peter Chen

  • Fishing for Catalysts: Mechanism‐Based Probes for Active Species in Solution

    Christian Adlhart;Peter Chen

Frequent Co-Authors

William A. Chupka
William A. Chupka Yale University
Steven D. Colson
Steven D. Colson Yale University
Alexey Fedorov
Alexey Fedorov ETH Zurich
Jerry Y. Niederkorn
Jerry Y. Niederkorn The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Bernhard Kräutler
Bernhard Kräutler University of Innsbruck
Brian S. Kim
Brian S. Kim Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Martine J. Jager
Martine J. Jager Leiden University Medical Center
Jeunghee Park
Jeunghee Park Korea University

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